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Henrietta Stackpole
An American expatriate and art collector who lives in Paris. Having known Isabel Archer as a child, they reconnect while Isabel is traveling Europe and remain good friends. Rosier is an unassuming and good-natured individual who falls in love with Pansy Osmond. She returns his feelings and Isabel approves of this love match. However, Pansy’s father Gilbert Osmond does not, judging that Rosier is not wealthy or connected enough to be a favorable suitor for his daughter.
Edward Rosier Quotes in The Portrait of a Lady
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Chapter 36 Quotes
The object of Mr. Rosier’s well-regulated affection dwelt in a high house in the very heart of Rome; a dark and massive structure overlooking a sunny piazzetta in the neighbourhood of the Farnese Palace. In a palace, too, little Pansy lived—a palace by Roman measure, but a dungeon to poor Rosier’s apprehensive mind. It seemed to him of evil omen that the young lady he wished to marry, and whose fastidious father he doubted of his ability to conciliate, should be immured in a kind of domestic fortress […] he could see that the proportions of the windows and even the details of the cornice had quite the grand air.
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James once more uses architecture as a mechanism that comments on characters as well as setting. Here, Edward Rosier considers the physical features and ambience of the Roman castle that Pansy Osmond, Gilbert Osmond, and Isabel Archer (now Mrs. Osmond) live in. The castle is a direct representation of Gilbert Osmond and his attitude toward women. Osmond’s “dark” and decadent personality is also foreboding, much like the oppressive looking castle. The building also reflects the “grand air” that Osmond has painted himself with—he believes that he is an individual of general importance and that Pansy and Isabel’s status as desirable Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque
Chapter 37 Quotes
He took his course to the adjoining room and met Mrs. Osmond coming out of the deep doorway. She was dressed in black velvet; she looked high and splendid, as he had said, and yet oh so radiantly gentle! […] She had lost something of that quick eagerness to which her husband had privately taken exception—she had more the air of being able to wait. Now, at all events, framed in the gilded doorway, she struck our young man as the picture of a gracious lady.
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Edward Rosier is looking for Pansy at the Osmond residence when he runs into Isabel. The now-married young American woman has changed greatly since Rosier last saw her in France some years ago; she appears more elegant, poised, and sophisticated. It seems that Isabel has evolved into the very portrait of a woman who embodies the European Old World qualities of worldly refinement. In doing so, though, she has lost the “original” edge she held at the novel’s beginning through her transformation into Osmond’s desired possession. James plays on his title and the theme of artistic merit by framing Isabel Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Molliti
Chapter 41 Quotes
“If she should marry Lord Warburton I should be very glad,” Isabel went on frankly. “He’s an excellent man. You say, however, that she only to sit perfectly still. Perhaps she won’t sit perfectly still. If she loses Mr. Rosier she may jump up!”
Osmond appeared to give no heed to this; he sat gazing at the fire. “Pansy would like to be a great lady,” he remarked in a moment with a certain tenderness of tone. “She wishes above all to please,” he added.
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The prolonged tension between Isabel and her husband Osmond is heightened by Osmond’s belief that Isabel has not encouraged the noble Lord Warburton’s affection for Pansy Osmond as Gilbert Osmond desires. Here, Isabel tries to demonstrate her loyalty to her husband and also inform him of Pansy’s true feelings—the young woman is in love with Edward Rosier and does not return Warburton’s romantic interest. Osmond ignores Isabel’s warning that Pansy may rebel against her father’s wishes. This is typical of Osmond’s treatment of Isabel—he offers her no attention unless it serves his own ego. She again finds herself trapped in Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit
Chapter 50 Quotes
“One’s daughter should be fresh and fair; she should be innocent and gentle. With the manners of the present time she is liable to become so dusty and crumpled. Pansy’s a little dusty, a little dishevelled; she has knocked about too much. This bustling, pushing rabble that calls itself society—one should take her out of it occasionally. Convents are very quiet, very convenient, very salutary. I like to think of her there, in the old garden, under the arcade, among those tranquil virtuous women. Many of them are gentlewomen born; several of them are noble. She will have her books and her drawing, she will have her piano. I’ve made the most liberal arrangements.”
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Osmond is trying to explain his decision to send his daughter, Pansy, back to the convent. He views her as a precious and pure object that he needs to protect from the “knocking about” of society’s “rabble”—likely a reference to Osmond’s disapproval of Edward Rosier’s recent pursuit of Pansy’s affections. Osmond does not endorse Rosier as a suitor for his daughter, therefore—despite Pansy’s returned affections for Rosier—Osmond removes Pansy from the younger man’s sphere of influence. Osmond’s descriptions of Pansy and the convent reveal his attitudes toward women and art. He feels wholly entitled to exert control over women, for Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta
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Edward Rosier Character Timeline in The Portrait of a Lady
The timeline below shows where the character Edward Rosier appears in The Portrait of a Lady. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 20
...who often hosts gatherings for fellow American expatriates. At one such gathering, Isabel meets Edward Rosier, an art collector whom she knew as a child. Rosier is similarly delighted to see...
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As usual, Henrietta has strong judgments about everything around her. She finds Edward Rosier to be even more Europeanized than the unfortunate Ralph Touchett and lectures Rosier “on the...
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Chapter 36
Skipping forward some time, it is now the autumn of 1876. Edward Rosier, the art collector who is also Isabel’s childhood friend, arrives to visit Madame Merle in...
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Madame Merle questions Rosier about his financial means and prospects. At times she ridicules his naïve grasp on financial...
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Next, Rosier goes to visit the Osmonds at their house in Rome. Mrs. Osmond (Isabel) regularly hosts...
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Rosier describes the Osmonds’ house in Rome. It is “a dark and massive structure” whose architecture...
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Chapter 37
Rosier bumps into Osmond before he finds Pansy. Showing a lack of social wiles, Rosier asks...
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Rosier takes his leave of Osmond, coming across Isabel in the adjoining room. She is dressed...
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Isabel helps Rosier to unobtrusively meet with Pansy at the party. Pansy has developed into a pretty nineteen-year-old...
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...arrives to the party and speaks with Osmond. He reveals he was intentionally rude to Rosier, because the young art collector is not the right match for Pansy. Merle suggests that...
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Pansy enters the room, trailed by Rosier. Madame Merle is immediately proved wrong—it is clear that Rosier has announced his feelings to...
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Madame Merle approaches Rosier to communicate her disappointment that he has broken her promise. Rosier then speaks to Isabel,...
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Chapter 38
Edward Rosier visits Madame Merle the next day and is surprised that she forgives him so easily...
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Rosier seeks out Isabel once more to discuss his predicament. She secretively assures him that Pansy...
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Meanwhile, Edward Rosier asks Pansy if her feelings toward him have changed. She answers truthfully that they have...
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Chapter 40
Madame Merle explains that she is visiting for the sole purpose of discussing Edward Rosier’s pursuit of Pansy’s hand in marriage. She reveals that Rosier often visits her to request...
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Madame Merle also states that Rosier is concerned at Lord Warburton’s interest in Pansy. Merle favors the potential marriage for Pansy...
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Chapter 41
...seems to experience a change in heart regarding the love match between Pansy and Edward Rosier, instead preferring Pansy to marry Lord Warburton as Madame Merle has suggested.
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...different character from his previous love, Isabel herself. Isabel also hopes that Pansy’s feelings for Rosier lack depth and that she can be persuaded to move on easily enough, although she...
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...great lady. He ignores Isabel’s warning that Pansy had a great depth of feeling for Rosier.
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Chapter 43
...She has been holding Pansy’s flowers for some time while her stepdaughter dances, when Edward Rosier approaches her. Pansy has denied him a dance, and, realizing that Isabel is holding Pansy’...
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...Isabel and Lord Warburton walk together at the party, they pass a wholly dejected Edward Rosier who is watching Pansy from a doorway. Warburton comments on the other man’s miserable demeanor,...
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...her leave from Lord Warburton after their strange moment of studying one another. She finds Rosier still staged miserably in the doorway. She gives him hope for a union with Pansy.
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Chapter 45
...though, Isabel retracts her emotion and claims that Lord Warburton should let Pansy and Edward Rosier pursue their love match. Ralph defends Warburton’s good character, admitting that he would treat Pansy...
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Pansy then reveals to Isabel that her greatest desire in life is to marry Edward Rosier, for she loves him. Osmond’s disapproval is the only things that stops her. Isabel tries...
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Pansy seeks Isabel’s advice on what to do if a man different to Rosier proposed to her. The young woman is crushed when Isabel hears herself advise the girl...
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...quite relieved after her talk with Pansy that clarifies the situation with Lord Warburton and Rosier. Isabel’s final piece of advice for her stepdaughter is that Osmond expects her to marry...
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Chapter 50
Isabel visits the Coliseum with Pansy and the Countess Gemini. Isabel sees Edward Rosier watching them from afar, and when she finds herself alone, Rosier approaches her. He has...
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Pansy and the Countess Gemini rejoin Isabel. Rosier wants to talk to the Countess, so Isabel and Pansy return to their carriage. The...
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...admit to the obvious truth, accusing her brother of sending Pansy away because of Edward Rosier’s desire to marry her. She believes that Osmond knows that she approves of Rosier and...
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